Does McConnell favor pregnant worker fairness?

2:51 AM,
Jun. 29, 2013

Michael Margolis

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Michael Margolis
| Special to The Courier-Journal

On June 14, I received a letter from Sen. Mitch McConnell dated May 24, thanking me for my correspondence that "expressed support for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (S.942)?introduced by Sen. Robert Casey on May 14. Hearing from you helps me better represent Kentucky in the United States Senate."

He explained that "As you are likely aware?" S.942 seeks to extend the protections of the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) "to ensure that no workplace can impose an undue hardship on a pregnant employee, or otherwise hinder a pregnant job applicant from receiving full employment due to ...